Perkins Coie LLP Names John Devaney New Managing Partner

Seattle law firm Perkins Coie LLP has named John Devaney to be its first new managing partner in nearly three decades. Devaney, a former Justice Department prosecutor, will take over leadership of the firm in 2015. Devaney will succeed Bob Giles, who is based in Seattle and has been the firmwide managing partner since 1986.